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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"national health interview survey"”.
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Multivariate Outlier Mining Using Cluster Analysis: Case Study - National Health Interview Survey
… the application of these methods using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2008 database for the purposes of studying adolescent obesity.
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Count Data Models for Injury Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
… widely used in analyzing injury data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). However, since its dependent variable is dichotomized to be either “1” (presence of an injury incident) or “0” (absence of an injury incident), logistic regression cannot provide sufficient …
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Sexual minority health: Using the 2016 National Health Interview Survey to evaluate physical activity, behavioral risk factors, and health outcomes
… adoption and adherence which prevents public health professionals from creating evidence-based interventions tailored to fit the specific needs and barriers for LGB populations. This is a major public health concern because, until recently, national surveys did not gather information on sexual …
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Use of Complementary Therapies by Individuals with or at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Results of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey
… burden of high morbidity, mortality, and rising health care costs on people of the United States. With mortality reports from the two diseases of over 600,000 per year and costs in excess of $176 billion, identifying alternatives to traditional models of care must be considered. Complementary and …
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Overweight and Obesity: A Comparative Study of Black and White Non-Hispanic Women in the United States
… contributors to overweight and obesity using the National Health Interview Survey, 2001 dataset were examined in this study. The research concluded that even when controlling for vigorous exercise, education, income, depression, emotional support, smoking, health coverage, and age, race is the …
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Socio-Economic and Demographic Predictors of Mammography and Pap Smear Screening in US Women
… in education regarding cancer screening, healthcare costs are still on the rise and disagreement still exists between physicians who create guidelines and policy makers (Woloshin, 2000). This project examines cancer screening and examines socio-economic and demographic predictors for usage …
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Structure Matters: Examining Illness Behavior Using Parsons's Sick Role
… chronic illness today. Using data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, this study looks at the individual effects of sex, age, race, cohabitation, education and region of residence on the likelihood of chronically ill patients considering themselves limited in their amount or kind of …
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Determinants of use of Health Care by Black Males
… analysis was performed on data from the 1992 National Health Interview Survey. ANOVA, t tests, correlation analyses, and multiple regressions were performed to determine the differences in the use of medical care and what factors influenced visiting a doctor. Results indicate no difference in …
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Essays on Health Care Satisfaction, Health Insurance, and Cancer Screening Among Veterans
… to determine differences in satisfaction of health care services among veterans based on insurance type/coverage and the impact of service utilization of cancer screening services among female veterans who have received health care services within past 12 months. Methods: IPUMS National …
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Perceptions and Misperceptions of Health Among Different Groups in the United States
The prevalence of unhealthy habits and behaviors is undeniably felt and seen here in United States. Smoking and obesity are the two leading preventable causes of death today. The economic and societal costs are too high for such a preventable problem. The associated diseases and illnesses that stem …
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Behavior Model of Health Services Use: An Empirical Analysis using CDC Data
The Behavior Model of Health Services Use, initially developed by Andersen (1968) and later modified, in collaboration with Newman, Aday, and other researchers, has evolved over the last fifty years. The most recent model (2008) suggests that the individual and contextual characteristics, the …
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An Analysis of the Efficacy of Cervical Cancer Screening in Elderly Women
… of population hysterectomy prevalence from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to obtain a hysterectomy-adjusted estimate of screening efficacy, controlled for race and education (OR = 0.39, CI = 0.33-0.44). Further analyses illustrated that cervical cancer screening had a …
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Race, Subjectively -Assessed Health and Visits to Doctors
… represent the most common method of obtaining health care in the United States. Blacks visit doctors less often than Whites although by most standard measures of health status, Blacks have poorer health than Whites. Why do Blacks visit doctors less frequently than do Whites? I develop a …
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Toward Enhancing Treatment For Pregnant Smokers: Laying The Groundwork For The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Approaches
… utilization practices of pregnant smokers in two national samples —the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the National Health Interview Survey—in order to better understand the unique treatment needs and preferences of pregnant smokers, and to explore the prevalence and predictors of CAM …
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Policy and Health (In)Equities among Native Elders
… and literature in the study of disparities in health and access to care in old age has, with few exceptions, not considered important political contexts for the aging AI/AN community. Political histories have unique implications for this population, and particularly those in old age. Native …
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Has there been an increase in the discussion of advantages and disadvantages for PSA screening of prostate cancer from 2000 to 2010?
… over age 40 from the cancer supplement to the nationally representative National Health Interview Survey was analyzed for 3,596 men in 2000, and 4,702 men in 2010, representing 25.5 million and 43.6 million Americans, respectively. Results: The age-standardized proportion of men reporting their …
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Are Functional Limitations Predictive of Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Chronic Pain Patients?
… clinical trials on these techniques. While some health-related and demographic predictors for use of complementary and alternative techniques are known, it is not known if the level of limitations can help predict the use of complementary and alternative techniques in chronic pain patients. The …
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Functional Status Assessment: Comparison of MDS+ Data with National Population Based Surveys
… Dakota MDS+ and to compare dependencies to the National Long Term Care Survey, the National Medical Expenditure Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, and the National Nursing Home Survey. Secondary analysis of 11,793 admission assessments was performed. The sample consisted of all South …
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Characteristics of Latinos with No Usual Source of Care
Disparities in healthcare access persist across racial/ethnic groups. These disparities are greatest among the Latino population compared with other racial or ethnic groups. Latinos are less likely to have a usual source of care and utilize the healthcare system. It is important to explore the …
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Mammography Utilization in African American Women
… differently among women causing breast cancer health disparities with women of color disproportionally shouldering later-stage screening, incidence, and treatment, and greater mortality. This study assessed 10 predictors and rates of recent and long-term mammography utilization for women 43-79 …
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